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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1952
Page
4
In Chicago on June 20 delegates arriving next month for the presidential nominating convention have caused headaches for housing staff. Members report strange room requests and odd diagrams from delegates seeking accommodations and assignments.
Fifteen Baytown VFW delegates travel to Galveston for the state convention. The group includes L. B. Garrison and couples such as Mr and Mrs W C Moravils, Mr and Mrs Joe Kelly, Mr and Mrs T J Tallent, Mr and Mrs Victor Sere, Mr and Mrs Grover Edge, Mrs Nadine May, Mrs Pearl Bennett, Jps Laster Holmes, and Miss Peg Activities include parade initiation Sunday memorial services business sessions a Buccaneer auxiliary party and a banquet.
A 100-foot parachute drop at Fort Sill caused panic among bleacher spectators as a truck descended near the crowd during a heavy artillery jump. Twelve thousand soldiers and civilians watched the drill as paratroopers reported minor injuries and equipment was dropped and quickly fired.
An ordinance unit training center and ordnance school totaling about 25 million dollars has been authorized for construction by the Corps of Engineers. Col Rowland Jr announced the project and said Texarkana Arsenal facilities will be built under Col E G Heth, district engineer at Tulsa Oklahoma.
Carson City Nevada June 15 195% The Nevada Tax Commission rejected a license request by Houston gambler Jakie Freedman to operate a gambling hotel on Las Vegas Strip. The commission deferred a similar application by a former New Jersey resident tied to Kefauver era gamblers Frank Costello the Adonis and Meyer Lansky. Governor Charles Russell said more background checks are needed.
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